Crab-eating Macaque

Male crab-eating macaque, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This head on portrait of a male Crab eating macaque taken in Malaysia was very difficult to capture. Like with most primates staring directly into the eyes is seen as a challenge, so none of the troop would look straight at me! Eventually I managed to get one of the more dominant males to look at me long enough to create this image.

About the Crab-eating Macaque (long-tailed macaque):

The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) is a medium sized primate found in tropical and sub-tropical forests and jungles throughout South-East Asia. The crab-eating macaque differs from other species of  macaque because of their extremely long tail which is about the same length as their body. This difference gives them their second name, the long-tailed macaque.

These opportunistic omnivores are found in a wide variety of different habitats including lowland forests, tropical jungles, urban areas and mangroves. Despite their name, a crab-eating macaques diet does not consist only of crabs. Research has shown that at least half of their diet is fruits, nuts and seeds, insects and small reptiles.

You can find out more about Crab-eating Macaques here.